How to take desktop icons on the form in c#

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Hi I want to place some desktop icons(Shortcut icons ) on form and which will work same as they work on desktop. please any one suggest me how to do this. Thanks Regards, Mandar

Roei Bar · Answer

ok, this is a cyoompletly different issue, you just need to put picturebox with icons you desire and execute on MyComputer or MyDocuments here is the code Snippet to use on the click event using System.Diagnostics; public static void OpenWindow(string path) { System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(path); //If the above doesn't work try System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("explorer.exe", path); }

anubhav prabakar · Answer

Hi Mandar, I have to some exactly the same (putting desktop icons on the form). Could you please tell me how you did it ?

Mandar Deshpande · Answer

Thank you very much..! I get It now..........! :-)

Mandar Deshpande · Answer

please tell me !

Mandar Deshpande · Answer

hi, I am creating an application in which I want to show icons on it, same as desktop icons,and on click on that icons I want to open my computer, my documents,Internet...(just like we use desktop). Thank you! Regards, Mandar

Roei Bar · Answer

do you want to copy the shortcuts from the desktop to your form or create shortcuts in your application form, or is it a setup issue

Mandar Deshpande · Answer

hello, thanx to reply! Could you please specify more.. I want to creates shortcuts like desktop icons on my form. thanks! Regards, Mandar

Roei Bar · Answer

you can copy them to clipboard and paste to your form here is a code for this void CopyToClipboard( bool cut) { string [] files = GetSelection(); if (files != null ) { IDataObject data = new DataObject(DataFormats.FileDrop, files); MemoryStream memo = new MemoryStream( 4 ); byte [] bytes = new byte []{( byte )(cut ? 2 : 5 ), 0 , 0 , 0 }; memo.Write(bytes, 0 , bytes.Length); data.SetData( " Preferred DropEffect" , memo); Clipboard.SetDataObject(data); } }

How to take desktop icons on the form in c#

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